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Sidney Buchman Quotes

American - Writer | March 27, 1902 - August 23, 1975

If there were no mystery left to explore life would get rather dull, wouldn't it?

Life Mystery Explore Left Get Would

We in America were worried about many problems dealing with economic inequality and political inequality. The Communist Party seemed to be the only political force, both concerned and willing, to take action to stop the threat of fascism abroad and to work for economic and political reform in this country.

Work Action Problems Political Party

It is repugnant to an American to inform upon his fellow citizens.

American Citizens His Fellow Inform

I have always been opposed to illegal changes of our Government or the overthrow of its institutions, whether by force or other illegal means. I have always believed in the democratic processes.

Government Changes Always Force Been

Anyone who assumes that this country is standing still is not a good American, or rather, he is an apathetic and dead one and makes no contribution to the society.

Good Society American Country Dead

I am a man who has made a great deal of money, and I haven't got a great deal. This is because I give it no value, and a certain Christian precept is something to be lived by, and so forth.

Great Money Man I Am Value Lived

To begin to know the philosophy of socialism, in backward countries where the class differences are great, very great, and terribly exaggerated over the conditions we know in this country, to overcome this, the theory of revolution, of force and violence, was necessary within those political conditions. It couldn't be anything else.

Great Socialism Revolution Political

I consider the philosophy of the Communist Party as not applicable to our American way of life.

Life American Philosophy Party Way

In the morning, Capra would arrive with twenty-or-so pages in which he'd written down all of his ideas. Most were terrible, then all of a sudden there would be one which was astounding.

Morning Ideas Down Terrible Would

Capra always wanted a screenwriter with him, even on the soundstage. The writer had to be there at his side.

Him Always Side Writer Even Wanted

Riskin went into directing and made a film with Cary Grant which applied to the letter all the ideas which had made his comedies famous. It had everything except that little something - and the film was a failure.

Failure Ideas Famous Everything Film

Capra's great passion was Dickens. As soon as he had some money, he bought some of the rarest and most extraordinary editions of Dickens's work, and he was very proud of his collection.

Work Passion Great Money Proud Soon

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